Media Production

During the first year of study on Lincoln's BA (Hons) Media Production degree, all students study the same core modules. The first term offers an introduction to notions of storytelling and audience (across multiple platforms and outputs), key terminology, ways of thinking creatively, and the fundamental modes of communication.

In the second semester of the first year all students are expected to study two major modules which introduce two focused areas of Media Production covering key areas of industry practice and methods of working. Television and radio studio production is introduced here, exploring both traditional formats and conventions, together with the more experimental and cutting-edge aspects. Alongside this, there is an introduction to Digital Media and Innovative Design, which primarily focuses on screen-based post-production, including compositing, motion graphics, and visual identity. Through these modules students will work both individually and as collaborative team members in roles mirroring the creative industries.

In their second year, students have the option of following one of the two established pathways further (Studio Production or Digital Media and Innovative Design) where a complete suite of distinct and focused modules exist for each route. Its here where students have the opportunity to explore these areas of production in depth and to become considered thinkers in the interconnected theory that runs throughout. Both routes introduce additional technology, resources and opportunities for students to experiment and develop specialist skills in these industry-recognised areas of production.

In the third and final year, students from both of these routes are brought back together to collaborate on practical project outputs that can be pitched across the whole spectrum of the media landscape, alongside writing their independent study dissertation. There are also modules available which focus on fostering community engagement and establishing industry connections for future employment.

We are constantly evolving our Media Production programme to take into account the latest developments in the creative economy, technology, and creative thinking. Lecturers are experienced specialists in their chosen field, from those with diverse research-based interests, to award-winning industry professionals. Contact time can be in workshops, practical sessions, seminars, lectures or online forums and may vary from module to module and from academic year to year. Tutorial sessions and project supervision can take the form of one-to-one engagement or small group sessions.

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Media Production at Lincoln is focused on the creative foundations and technical skills needed to thrive as a professional in a rapidly changing media landscape.

The course is designed to empower our students to become imaginative, creative, and culturally aware twenty-first century media practitioners with a thorough understanding of the creative industries and with the intellectual ability to analyse and challenge media conventions.

Lincoln's industry-focused course offers students a comprehensive experience across the many platforms of today's creative sector. This includes TV and screen, design and new emergent media, radio, and sound. Students can find their creative voice and develop a set of specialist skills, taught by experienced industry and research-active tutors.

Students can gain hands-on experience through innovative project briefs, expert teaching and a wide range of high-end facilities. Students are based in the Alfred Tennyson Building which houses our two high-definition television studios, post production suites, recording studios, screening facilities, design and digital labs, and other creative spaces. The Media Archive for Central England (MACE) is also housed in the same building.

Practical and theoretical aspects of the subject are woven together to inform understanding of media production. Practice modules explore technique and craft in a multitude of areas. These include film production, digital media and innovative design, sound, multi-camera studio production, image creation, social media outputs, podcasting, games, script, and screenwriting, as well as rapidly developing emergent forms of media such as augmented and virtual reality.